Solitary fibrous tumor of the post-styloid parapharyngeal space

Acta Radiologica Short Reports

Jisang Park¹  Hee Kyung Kim²  Kee-Hyun Chang¹  Hyun Sook Hong¹  Ji Eun Lee¹ 

[1]Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Republic of Korea

[2]Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Republic of Korea

关键词: solitary fibrous tumor;    parapharyngeal space;    neoplasm;    Head and neck;   

Others  :  923905
DOI  :  10.1177/2047981614536158

 received in 2013-07-22, accepted in 2014-04-13,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a well-known tumor composed of spindle cells found most commonly in the pleura. Recently, accounts of their rare occurrence at other sites, including the head and neck area, have been reported. The parapharyngeal space is a rare location even for head and neck SFTs, and thus, could be confused with a variety of other tumors that can originate in this area. Here, we report a case of SFT originating from the post-styloid parapharyngeal space and discuss the possible differential diagnosis on radiographic findings.

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